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Columbia, Mo

SEMCO, a division of Flaktwoods, is a manufacturer of duct and energy recovery systems. Responsible for rebuilding NA systems and integration with Swedish parent company.• Assessed existing infrastructure, business software, disaster recovery, governance, licensing, and staff • Worked with the Exec team on policy, business requirements, ownership, priorities and budgets • Invented the SEMCO “non-stop” strategic plan for streamlining customer configured orders directly to the shop floor.• Prepared foundation for implementing Dynamics AX in 2016• Quote / order receipt process changes saving 120K annually; expecting to triple that by EOY16• Replaced US network saving 12K annually and increased capacity, security, and access

Set strategic direction for 220MUSD plant and implemented projects to centralize operations. Managed infrastructure projects including server consolidation and security projects. Organized and established application development standards. Successfully supported Dynamics NAV (Navision) implementation and later migration to corporate SAP efforts.

A boutque consultancy assising mid-sized business develope IT strategy by providing:IT GovernanceExecutive IT Advising (Virtual CIO service)ERP Proejct Assessment

• Upgraded IT capabilities throughout the world through consolidating five data centers • Justified, evaluated and selected a single ERP system that was implemented in 9 countries and 33 sites. • The global ERP Dynamics AX implementation received the Pinnacle Award for Overall Achievement in 2007.• Introduced corporate IT governance to address organization communication problems. • Strengthened customer service following a self initiated customer service survey. • Reduced annual telecom costs by $500KUSD internationally by standardizing infrastructure and negotiating global contracts. • Transitioned technical staff by placing process solutions ahead of system solutions and bringing line of business expertise into the department .• Supported corporate branding strategic initiative by standardizing email addresses and services. • Aligned IT development with continuous improvement endeavors by championing lean techniques on the shop floor.

Managed the implementation of a VAX IT architecture and new enterprise software. The company was going through a period building brand differentiation and the IT organization supported this by providing systems that improved customer service including advance ticket sales, credit card sales and frequent customer programs.The changes in the IT architecture resulted in new systems in all major functional areas including the box office, film purchasing and settling, accounting, management reporting, inventory management, cash management, and advertising.

Mba, Executive Mba

Executive Fellows Program

Bscs, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Graduated Magna Cum Laude